Thank you for taking time to visit, and I hope I am even a tiny bit helpful as I have been helped and blessed by so many others. I have been doing Calligraphy since teens, and card making for many years as well. In 1990 I delighted in the joys of stamping with ink and embossing after a trip to Cairns, Qld. In 2009 I discovered the brayer, 2010 the Cuttlebug, also have now taking to reading up on crafting blogs and lo! Here I am, on one of my own.

I live on the coast of eastern Australia. I am a Christian. I trusted in the LORD down here at the beach, amazingly it is not far from where I now live. It was over 40 years ago, after a Beach Mission Service at the age of 12 years

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

WOYWW + Masking on a CAS card

Hullo there again everyone. Very sorry for long silence, have been unwell. I am now much better after a ten day trip to the big smoke
five hours away. Saw Dr and had tests which ruled out nasties :D and
treatment has helped wonderfully. I am very grateful to the LORD for His
mercies in this and have been deeply encouraged by the prayers and thoughts of those
in cyber-space, as well as in Oz.

Here I am supposedly stamping and updating my stamp catalogue. Some I missed it when I did it last year, and some have somehow arrived "chez moi" since that time.. so much for my resolution that:"I had quite enough stamps, thank you"!

And yes have used some although they were not catalogued, so it means they arrived to purpose.

Second desk is two days ago when was stamping, yup! was masking and getting inky! Mask made with Spellbinder Classic Oval. First shot below is of laying down base colour - always find this helps with any sort of colouring for good blending have base colour, especially works well with brayering. Let base colour dry before next layer is added.

Now for the Aussie shot of the day, here is one of our brommeliad in flower, a while ago now.

I do have some cards to share that I have made and also some real beauties which have been sent to me, so hope to sahre these in next few days.. Oh and just realised I need an 85th birthday card for Friday too, so going to have to get cracking :D Thanks so much for popping over for a peek and chat and may God bless your day wherever you may be, Shaz in Oz.x PS it is good to be back :D A special welcome to two bloggers who joined whilst I was not posting for nearly a month to Pottersvilla (no blog link?) and creative Liz - blog here - a newbie - welcome!

38 comments:

What an interesting post. I have trouble masking, so this was a great lesson. And of course, I LOVE the brommeliad. Such a unique and lovely plant and even more so when it flowers. Happy WOYWW from #2.

I hadn't realised you'd been so poorly...what a worrying time you must have had. I'm so pleased that you're recovering now after your test results. Onwards and upwards, eh girl?I LOVE that oriental card..so simple and elegant, it really floats my boat!Hugs, LLJ 41 xx

I'm so sorry you have been unwell. Your long absence just made me think you were super busy in other areas. Glad you are feeling better and it's good to see you again. Lovely cards...I love your stenciling! Glenda #54

Hello Shaz. I had missed you, and am sorry you have been so unwell; I praise God with you that no nasties are revealed!! Good looking desk this morning - I like the masked cards - very simple look, clear space - good stuff!!! I prefer that style of openness myself - don't really do lots and lots of embellishing and frills.Thanks for already visiting. The dress itself can't be revealed until after the ceremony - and that isn't until Sep - but it has to be made to go to Romania in May - hence the early work on it. The bride-to-be is part of our church, and is having two ceremonies - hence two dresses!!!!!Have a great week with Jesus!Margaret #35

Hi Shaz, lovely to see you back, and am very glad all is well with you now. How funny, both of us making masks with Nesties this week, and I see you too have been grabbed by Ryns stamps. I too need to update my stamp catalogue- I keep getting up to date, intending to add each one as it arrives, although, like you, I also tell myself I have more than I will ever use already!Then I forget to add them, and end up with loads uncatalogued. Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz #38 xxx

Cataloguing stamps - what a good idea, why didn't I think of that? I catalogued my punches ... doh!!!Hope you complete them all.Love the brommeliad , how marvellous to be able to grow them outside.Bishopsmate #60

sorry to hear you have been poorly but good to hear you are well now and to see you back and taking part in woyww. thank you for your visit and helpful comment and suggestion will give it a go.your cards are simply stunning I love the ink colours used and that's a lovely stamp...its a sham ewe cant see the shimmer too.As always thank you for sharing your lovely Australian flora and today's is no exception crafty hugs Andrea #8 plant life and today's

Hi there, I came via WOYWW.... I am just starting this and having fun! Love your desk area and your blog! I am going to have to try that masking thing for sure!Thanks for sharing!hugs, kimmer #102 (currently last but not least.). LOL

Beautiful examples of masking, Shaz. It's a simple way to make a lovely vignette! Sorry I didn't make it onto WOYWW proper this week - had a bad week health wise, and the only time spent in my ARTHaven was completely taken up with trying to get my poor old sewing machine working, without success, so it's now in for repairs.

Glad to see you back, and to know that the news was good. I just hope you get a good run at feeling better, enough to give you chance to really build on that good news. My stamp catalogue was doing well, until this last couple of weeks, when more stamps arrived here. Others helped me to get a grip on some of the other stuff that needed sorting so the stamps were just abandoned in my room, so I now need to re-sort and catalogue. The big craft show this week increased my stash too. You are so right about laying down a base colour before adding the main colours. Thank you for sharing your lovely flowers with us. Have a good week my friend. xx Maggie #76

Thia is a great card. Love the inking and CAS design. We are so blessed with your wonderful project and hope you join us again in this week's Challenge at Word Art Wednesday. I want to share this verse with you in Luke 1:37 which says, "For no word from God will ever fail." God bless, always!

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My name is Shaz and I am a former schoolteacher. I have found, like many others, that crafts are very therapeutic in times of "un-wellness". I thought this blog was one way of recording these my crafty ideas for myself and others.You are welcome to use any tips gleaned as long as it done in a respectful way, and not direct transfer for any gain. I have appreciated the help from others' sites and hope I may in turn re-pay this kindness.

IO - Impression Obsessions die.LOTV - Lili Of The Valley productsNesties - Spellbinder NestabilitiesNBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff (aka Darnell of DJKardKreations)MFT - My Favorite ThingsPP - PanPastelsSandwich -Plates (A, B, or C), Rubber mat, or Shims used with Cuttlebug machine in order to cut and emboss or both.Shim - a piece of cardstock, size of Cuttlebug plate, used to get right thickness to pass the folders, die etc through the Cuttlebug.